The Black Dahlia Murder Pt. 1

A Florida man frantically called 911 after his neighbor rushed to his home on a late Sunday night. Ashley Benefield told him she shot her husband, Doug Benefield, during an argument while they were packing her things to move to Maryland. Doug had recently filed for divorce after ...  Show more

A dog walker panicked when they stumbled upon a human torso near a lake in Mercer County, Ohio. Detectives struggled for years to identify the remains as Ryan Zimmerman, who had vanished in 2015 after moving in with a married couple and their roommate, who was also romantically i ...  Show more

In 1940s Hollywood, a 22-year-old aspiring actress is found mutilated and drained of blood. Her body is posed, and her mouth has been carved into a permanent smile. The investigation takes police into the hidden sides of the city — illicit romances and gang-related crimes. But wh ...  Show more

In 1940s Hollywood, a 22-year-old aspiring actress is found mutilated and drained of blood. Her body is posed, and her mouth has been carved into a permanent smile. The investigation takes police into the hidden sides of the city — illicit romances and gang-related crimes. But wh ...  Show more

In 1947, the mutilated body of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles, shocking the nation and spawning a media firestorm. Dubbed “The Black Dahlia,” her case became one of the most infamous unsolved murders in American history. This episode of Conspiracy Theories, ...  Show more

In January 1947, the mutilated body of a young woman was found in a vacant lot in Los Angeles—severed in half, drained of blood, and posed with eerie precision. Her name was Elizabeth Short. But the world would come to know her as The Black Dahlia. In this episode, we peel back t ...  Show more